German club comes to Vietnam to hunt for football talent; "Thai Messi" sets new record

German club scouts come to Vietnam to hunt for talent

In the near future, scouts from Werder Bremen Club (Germany) will work in Vietnam to search for talent for this team.

According to information from Zing, a scout from Werder Bremen Club may arrive in Ho Chi Minh City in early March 2019. Next, this person will move to some provinces in the West to look for players.

Also during this trip, representatives of the Bundesliga team will likely take the opportunity to seek cooperation opportunities with clubs in Vietnam.

Recently, Bundesliga teams have been keen to enter the Vietnamese market and become official partners of V.League clubs. Previously in Singapore, Borussia Dortmund joined hands with FC Warrior, applying the German youth training model to this club.

In 2016, midfielder Nghiem Xuan Tu was invited to try out by second division team FC Kaiserslautern after scout Fritz Fuchs "spotted" the player.

Iran invites Vicenzo Montella as coach

The Iranian Football Federation has approached former AC Milan and Sevilla coach Vincenzo Montella to become the national team coach. The offer for the former striker nicknamed “Little Airplane” is a three-year contract with a salary of 1.5 million euros/season excluding bonuses.

Montella has been unemployed since April 2018 after being fired by Sevilla. Previously, Iran was coached by Carlos Queiroz, but after the team's failure at the 2019 Asian Games, the Portuguese coach announced his departure and Iran is still looking for an official coach to succeed Carlos Queiroz.

Japanese club breaks transfer record to recruit "Thai Messi"

According to the latest information, Le Cong Vinh's old club - Consadole Sapporo (Japan) - has officially bought Chanathip Songkrasin for a very high price, up to 84 million baht (2.6 million USD, 104 times higher than the price of 25,000 USD of Nguyen Cong Phuong). This is an "unprecedented" record in the history of Thai football.

Specifically, "Thai Messi" has signed a 6-year contract with the Japanese club (from February 1, 2019 to January 31, 2025). The representative of Consadole Sapporo also affirmed that if he continues to shine like in the 2018 season, Chanathip's future value will certainly not be less than 200 million baht (about 6.3 million USD).

The fact that Sapporo Club spent a large sum of money to recruit Chanathip is a worthy reward for the efforts of the "Thai Messi" in the Land of the Rising Sun.

MU lost half of the squad in the match against Crystal Palace

Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Ander Herrera, Nemanja Matic, Anthony Martial and possibly Marcus Rashford will not be able to play in MU's away trip to Crystal Palace in round 28 of the Premier League this midweek.

Injuries to key players are worrying coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as well as MU fans. In the match against Liverpool last weekend, the Red Devils of Manchester lost 3 key players in the first half due to injury. Ander Herrera and Juan Mata had hamstring problems, while Lingard had a relapse of the injury he suffered in the loss to PSG 12 days ago. Previously, Nemajna Matic and Anthony Martial also missed the match for the same reason.

In addition to the names mentioned, young striker Marcus Rashford also suffered an ankle problem after a collision with Jordan Henderson. However, the 21-year-old player played through the pain to finish the match because the home team had no other options.

Among these injuries, Lingard brought some joy to MU fans when he updated his injury situation on his personal page. The England international simply wrote: "Back soon. Treatment and recovery" with emoticons to encourage his spirit.

MU plans to "gut" AC Milan

In the context, MU's central defense is lacking personnel. Therefore, coach Solskjaer is urgently looking for quality defenders for the Old Trafford team.

And recently, Calciomercato unexpectedly published that MU is planning to recruit AC Milan defender Alessio Romagnoli. Currently, the captain's contract with AC Milan is until June 2022.

It is not easy for the Red Devils to get the signature of Alessio Romagnoli because this central defender born in 1994 is an important piece in coach Gennaro Gattuso's tactical scheme.

Cavani returns in the big match against MU, Neymar continues to be absent

Head coach Thomas Tuchel himself confirmed that Cavani will return to training with his teammates this week. The Uruguayan striker will not participate in the match against Dijon in the French national quarter-finals (February 27), but according to coach Tuchel, Cavani is capable of playing in the match against Caen (March 2) in round 27 of Ligue 1.

The German strategist also left open the possibility of only using Cavani from the bench to avoid injury recurrence.

Unlike Cavani, his teammate Neymar has not been so lucky. The most expensive contract in the history of world football continues to be sidelined due to injury. Neymar is currently in his home country of Brazil to treat a foot injury he suffered in January.

"He is progressing well in Brazil. It is important for us that he returns to cheer us on against MU. I hope after the match against MU, Neymar can train again," said coach Tuchel.

Arsenal to have new director of football

According to reports from Italy, Arsenal are very close to agreeing a deal with Monchi to appoint him as the club's new director of football. Monchi is considered one of the leading football directors in Europe today. He is famous for his success at Sevilla and has a close relationship with coach Unai Emery since the two worked together there.

Monchi is known for discovering the talents of Ivan Rakitic, Dani Alves and Sergio Ramos. Arsenal are said to be paying Roma £2 million to release Monchi from his contract.